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Aserves as a. fulcrum, as shown'in fig.

part from being'bent in the direction vindicated by the arrow Jig'. 2.

CHARLES L. RIDGWAY, 0F BOSTON, MASSACRUSRTTS.

Letters Patent No. 81,292, dans August' 1s, 186s.

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To ALL wHoM IT MAY ooNcERN:

13e it known that I, CHARLES L. RD'GWAY, of Boston', in the county ofSu'olk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented, certain new anduseful Improvements in Corkscrews; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is arfull and exact description thereof, reference being ofreference marked thereon, l

The nature of my `invention consists in providing n stud, which serveses u. fulcrum, witha. notch, which, fitting upenn-shoulder ofthe screwproper, serves to hold it rigidly in line with the handle.

To ,enable'others skilled in the 'art to make and use my invention, tionanduse.

In the drawingsv -Figure 1 represents kthe corkscrew as it appears whenin use, the cork.

Figure 2 is an elevation of my corkscrew when ready to be inserted intothe cork.

The construction of my corkscrew is as follows: i

C represents the screw proper, jointed to its shank B by the pivot L. isthe handle. F is n stud, which 1, 4over which the shank B acts as a.lever for withdrawing the cork. N 'is a, notch, made in the stud F,which fits against the shoulder E of the corkscrew proper, thuspreventing that- The tongue a of the screw, and the socket B, into whichit Its, are bevelled,vas shown in figs. 1 and 2,50 that'the screw cannotbe bent in the direction indicated by the arrow y, fig. 2.

Having thus' described my invention, I will proceed to set forth myclaim. I do not claim as lmy invention the corkscrew' invented by S. E.Clapp, granted to said Clapp, February 11, 1868, und numbered 74,199;but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is-

The' stud or fulcrum F, provided with the notch- N, working incombination with the'shoulder E,substan tially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

and described in Letters Patent CHARLES L. R'IDGWAY. Witnesses FRANK G.PARKER, v A. HUN BERRY.

had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters I will vproceed todescribe its constructhe shcnk B acting as o. lever to withdraw

